Notes: Women's Basketball Opens Season at Home on Tuesday

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TROY, Ala. – Troy women's basketball will open the 2019-20 campaign at home on Tuesday against Fort Valley State with tip-off scheduled for 6 p.m. inside Trojan Arena.

Troy Trojans (0-0)
2018-19 PPG: 82.3 | REB: 50.5 | FG%: 39.4 | 3FG%: 31.4 | FT%: 66.4
The Trojans continue to be one of the best scoring teams in the country under head coach Chanda Rigby. The Trojans have led the Sun Belt in scoring in all seven of her seasons at Troy while also finishing in the top 10 nationally in four straight seasons. The scoreboard will be filled once again as Troy returns 72 percent of its scoring from last season.

Fort Valley State Wildcats (0-0)
2018-19 PPG: 56.3 | REB: 39.6 | FG%: 31.6 | 3FG%: 22.2 | FT%: 60.4
The Wildcats enter this season with a new head coach. Andrea Williams took over the program on Oct. 1, 2019. Fort Valley State returns all five leading scorers from last season with all five having started at least 10 games. Alicia Franklin was named a SIAC Preseason First Team honoree after leading her squad in scoring (14.5 ppg) and averaging 4.6 rebounds per game last season. This will be an exhibition game for Fort Valley State.

Trojan Storylines
- Amber Rivers and Kayla Robinson each enter the season on the verge of topping 1000 career points. Rivers currently has 856 career points while Robinson has 899
- Troy was picked second in the Sun Belt Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll. Rivers was named preseason second-team all-conference while Japonica James earned third-team honors
- In Coach Rigby's seven seasons at Troy, the Trojans have scored at least 100-points 20 times. In those games, Troy is 19-1
- Since the grand opening of Trojan Arena back in 2012, Troy has posted a record of 67-29

The Series
Troy and Fort Valley State: 1-1
When played in Troy: 1-0
Current Streak: W1
Last Meeting: Nov. 22, 2015; Troy won 118-72 in Troy

Broadcast Information
Live Stream: ESPN+
Live Audio: TroyTrojans.com/live
Radio: Dan Peck on the call at WTBF 96.3 FM & 970 AM

One To Watch
Amber Rivers enters her senior year having led Troy in scoring in each of the last two seasons. The standout forward averaged 13.9 points as a sophomore and 10.4 as a junior. In her career, she is averaging 9.9 points per game.

Promotions
- $2 Tickets and Soft Drinks
- 3 on 3 Homecoming Basketball Championship during halftime
- "Battle For The Belt": The homecoming team with the most people at the game will win the Belt for one day

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Notes: Women's Basketball Opens Season at Home on Tuesday

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Players Mentioned

Japonica James

Amber Rivers

Kayla Robinson

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